Meeting at Ann's in Nashua

Meeting at Ann's home, offered the opportunity for a shopping excursion to "Trader Joe's" in Tyngsboro, MA.

Ann had a light lunch ready when we "non-shoppers" arrived. At our meeting, we discussed the book "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns. Most of us liked this book set in Georgia in the early 1900's. We mainly discussed the grandfather, his second wife , Love, and grandson, Will..... all strong, likeable, characters. Some did not like the slow pace the book took with its long descriptions. Others admired the writing of Ms. Burns and how she painted a picture of the times and place with her words.

Celia provided us with our selection of books for the August 30th meeting. They were:

"All is Vanity" by Christina Schwartz 400 pages Rated *** by Amazon readers http://www.amazon.com/All-Vanity-Ballantine-Readers-Circle/dp/0345439112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246048698&sr=1-1

"So Long at the Fair" by Christina Schwarz 256 pages Rated *** by Amazon readers http://www.amazon.com/So-Long-at-Fair-Novel/dp/0385510292/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246048698&sr=1-2

"The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud" by Ben Sherwood 200 pages 4 1/2**** http://www.amazon.com/Death-Life-Charlie-St-Cloud/dp/0330488902/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246048982&sr=1-1#

"Truth and Beauty - a Friendship" by Ann Patchett 272 pages **** by Amazon Readers http://www.amazon.com/Truth-Beauty-Friendship-Ann-Patchett/dp/0060572159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246049338&sr=1-1

"The Memory of Running" by Ron McLarty 384 pages ****by Amazon Readers http://www.amazon.com/Truth-Beauty-Friendship-Ann-Patchett/dp/0060572159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246049338&sr=1-1

We voted unanimously for "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud" by Ben Sherwood. Kathy will order the book from library and also check to see if Selena knows when "Garden in the Dunes" will be available.

Next meeting is on July 25. Book: "Garden in the Dunes". Mary Jo offered to have the meeting at her B&B. On the way home, we discussed having the meeting instead at "Tony's" restaurant on Rt. 3, in Thornton. They have a function tent out back near the river. Marlena will check to see if it is available on that Sunday afternoon. It would be nice to be outdoors....and yet have an option for shelter if it rains. Does anyone else have a suggestion of a park or someplace where we could go where we could seek shelter if necessary????

Our August 30th meeting will be at Celia's house.

Thank you to Ann, for the lovely setting and delicious treats that she provided for our June meeting.

Linda Vernon shared a list of books that her Seacoast Book Club is reading or has read. I just now had time to take a look at the book descriptions....and they are excellent choices. If we only had more time to read......

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
Mudbound - Hillary Jordan
Still Alice - Lisa Genova
The Last Days of Dogtown - Anita Diamant
Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart - Lovell
Poland - Michener
Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God - Coomer
Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court - Toobin
Inocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey - Weir
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Shaffer and Barrows

Thanks, Linda.